Nearly two months into President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement campaign, social media feeds from his administration and its right-wing allies paint a grim picture of Chicago.

Highly produced videos depict heroic military raids. And social media influencers help to spread the message that Chicago is a city plagued by violence, at war with the federal government.

But the videos don’t always match the reality of what’s happening in communities across the Chicago area.

Sun-Times reporter Nader Issa has been analyzing these videos with the help of several experts, and he joins us now to discuss his findings.

HOST: LARA

President Donald Trump has been outspoken in blaming crime on ‘sanctuary’ policies in Democratic states, but the numbers don’t tell the same story. A WBEZ and Sun-Times analysis shows many Republican-led states actually have higher violent crime rates and faster-growing undocumented immigrant populations.HOST: LANE

After police killed George Floyd in 2020, there was talk of a racial reckoning.In the theater community, that reckoning took the form of a letter titled “We See You, White American Theater.” The letter demanded that theaters stop tokenizing artists of color and start implementing company wide anti-racist trainings.It would ultimately be signed by one-hundred-thousand artists, including many in Chicago. Five years later, WBEZ reporter Mike Davis set out to learn what changed.HOST: LANE

A federal judge today extended limits on the use of force by federal agents carrying out a Chicago-area deportation blitz.

The decision came after the judge heard clips of sworn testimony by the U.S. Border Patrol chief in charge of that operation.

He was asked about a pep talk for his agents by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Both say they’re going tough on violent mobs to protect the American people.

But the judge today found their use of force in Chicago, quote, “shocks the conscience” and chills First Amendment rights.

HOST: LARA

The 20-20 murder of George Floyd stirred waves of activism and protest across the country. It also sparked a year of reflection. In Chicago, several major arts groups joined businesses big and small in showing solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Many promised in public D-E-I plans to make changes to better reflect the city they serve.Now, five years later, the Sun-Times and WBEZ have surveyed 21 arts, culture and humanities nonprofits to see what progress they made. Sun-Times reporter Erica Thompson joins us to talk about the survey and what she learned. HOST: LANE

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been targeting Chicago neighborhoods and the fear among residents and workers is palpable. That’s meant delays in building repairs or missed rent payments … which some property managers say could raise the cost of rent.HOST: LANE

It’s a facility where human rights abuses have been alleged, and that has been entirely cut off from the public.

There was another form of protest yesterday (MON).

It was music.

HOST: MELBA

Each year, Chicago’s cultural affairs department stages a competition for local musicians. It’s called the Chicago Made Music Showcase….Winners go on to perform at Lollapalooza and Taste of Chicago ….and they get studio recording time. The grand prize winner also receives ten-thousand dollars. This year’s top vote getter is the singer Mara Love. She visited the studios of WBEZ sister station Vocalo to talk with Nudia Hernandez about what’s next.HOST: LANE

We're answering YOUR questions about the National Guard and immigration agents in Chicago. Today’s Questions: "What are the qualifications for becoming an immigration agent?HOST: LANE

Not all federal immigration officers are wearing ID badges on their uniforms more than three weeks after an order from a federal judge in response to a lawsuit.

And many of the IDs they are wearing can be hard to find or read

HOST: MELBA